BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19462, 23 November 1925, Page 5

BOWLING

WANGANUI EAST CLUB There was a full green at Wanganui East, when a most enjoyable afternoon was spent. Before play commenced all members stood in silence for five minutes out of respect for the late Queen Alexandra. The following were the results of the (afternoon’s play:— Senior Shield. Wanganui rinks mentioned first: — Crammond, Jackson, Jennings and Cohen 16 v. Evans, Orange, Wilson and | Reynolds 17. 1 Patterson, Harden. Webb and Flower | 27 v. Lewis, Willis, Hutchins and Coxon ; io. j Hedditch, Jacobs. Tomkies and Mc- | Farlane 26 v. Bolton. Wakelyn, Alc- | Carthy ‘and Atkins 21. I Totals. —Wanganui 69, ‘Wanganui East 48. Willis Shield. I Jones. Halley. Milne and Thorp 19 v. Lind, McDougal, Wilson and Rusden Thomson, Ayling, Paul (and Rowe 26 v Quin, Gow, Barney and Hodson 20. Totals. —Wanganui 45, Wanganui East 49. "Wanganui had a good load of 21 in the Senior Shield, and Wanganui East turned the tables on them in the Willis Shield by having a lead of four. Club Games Brine, Bree. Gaunt and Jones 28 v. Streeter, Blackburn, Bamber and Hollis 21. . Cox, Vincent and Morris 19 v. Bam, Martin and Rusk IS.

CENTRE MATCHES SENIOR AND WILLIS SHIELDS SATURDAY’S RESULTS The first of the season’s Centre matches were played on Saturday afternoon. The weather was fine, though a rather strong, gusty wind| with keen greens made it very difficult to judge the pace and green.' SENIOR SHIELD ST. JOHN’S v. GONVILLE A match for the Senior Shield was played between teams representing the ; above dubs, three teams at home and three away in each case. St. John’s j won the aggregate by 30, the totals bei ing St. John’s 141, Gonville 111. j The games at St. John’s resulted as j follows (Gonville being mentioned first •in each instance): — 3lcMurtie, Fraser, Tabart, Corby v. Hamilton, Hutchinson, Gray, Jack 15. Healey, Carrad, Brass, Fyffe 14 v. Greenwood, Bogle, Kirkwood, Gellatly 23. Karton, Pawson, Laird, Steel 16 v. Campbell, Goodev, Lancaster, Moffatt 17. Willis Shield. The first of the VTillis Shield games were also played between St. John’s and Gonville, the results being as under, Gonville mentioned first:— Lake, 'Wilson, Runnerstrum, Munro 11 v. Peed, Stanton, C. Rhodes, Holland 29.

McKenzie, R. Smith, Leigh, Morgan 22 v. "Whiteman, Fulton, Kilford, Coltman 18. Coates, Mayo, Beard. Powell 12 v. Paterson, C. Staffer, Kirk, Hill 25. The following games took place at Gonville: — Tarrant, Hanton. Elliot, McNaught 27 v. Davis, Cornish, Montgomery, Gordon 16. Shanks, Foster, Baxter, Strawbridge 25 v. Cbinery, Wilkie, Mclnteer, Beasley. Gibson. Hilton, Lloyd, Cobb 21 v. Sharp, Naumann. James, McAneny. Mayo, Symes, Bourne, Montray, 23 v. Haywood, R. J. Benefield, Galbraith, Sewell 27.

Robinson, Bowater, Bell. Simmonds 19 v. Armstrong, Delves, Wight, A. H. Benefield 29. Pritchard, Brown, Jones, McKenzie 16 v. Gilbert, Falconer, Kerr, Upton 30.